HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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mutually assured destruction
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a nuclear deterrence
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a stalemate
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an arms race
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nuclear arms race-Wikipedia. Open main menu. Home.
Detailed explanation-2: -As their geopolitical rivalry heats up, the United States and Soviet Union race to develop the next class of weapons, known as thermonuclear, or hydrogen, bombs.
Detailed explanation-3: -’Arms races’ refer to the competition between similar types of military forces. ‘Arms control’ refers to the process of treaty-making between states based on the assumption that stability can best be preserved through a ‘balance of power (or terror)’ between states.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nuclear warfare, also known as atomic warfare, is a theoretical military conflict or prepared political strategy that deploys nuclear weaponry.
Detailed explanation-5: -A race to the stars The arms race also helped launch the space race, as the superpowers competed for dominance in space. Sending rockets into space with satellites attached demonstrated the capability to do the same with nuclear warheads.